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There has been extensive media attention over the past week devoted to mixing of COVID-19 vaccines and booster injections. As expected, those individuals in test trials that received a mix of vaccine types or additional shots have shown no adverse events. The vaccines are safe and interchang…
Governor Phil Scott on Monday lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in Vermont, as the state became the first in the nation to vaccinate 80 percent of its eligible citizens against the novel coronavirus with at least a first dose.
DOVER — Establishments in Dover will no longer need to require masks as they had before as part of the ski resort town’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
BRATTLEBORO — An inn on Putney Road being used to house those without shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic was closed so residents could quarantine after two tested positive for the virus.
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MONTPELIER — Students arriving at the University of Vermont for the fall semester must be vaccinated against COVID-19, even if the vaccines have not yet been given final approval by the Food and Drug Administration, officials said Friday.
Note from Dr. Moss Linder, Grace Cottage Family Health: This month, I’ve offered this space to a patient who would like share her experience with Long COVID. Research into Long COVID, also called Long-Haul COVID, is just beginning and there are no definitive answers about how to diagnose or …
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Army National Guard held a vaccination clinic at the Brattleboro Area Middle School on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Forward Plan sets forth a schedule for reopening sectors of the economy over the next three months based on COVID-19 vaccination milestones.
BRATTLEBORO — Wichie Artu hopes the success of vaccination clinics reaching racial groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19 is used as a model in future health initiatives and infrastructure.
BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls Middle School was scheduled to be 100 percent in-person learning for the first time this school year on Monday, but a confirmed case of COVID-19 changed all that.
MONTPELIER — The state of Vermont could ask the federal government for vaccine in excess of the 25,000 doses a week it currently receives, officials said Friday.
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott is pleading for younger Vermonters to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
NEWFANE — On his way to go fishing, Andrew Powell noticed a big sign for walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at the NewBrook fire station. He figured he would go get a shot on his return home if the clinic was still open.
MONTPELIER — Citing lower case numbers, high vaccination rates, more in-person learning at schools and summer camps on the way, Gov. Phil Scott called next month “the right time” to require those applying for unemployment insurance in Vermont to actively seek work.
MONTPELIER — State officials anticipate hearing news about how to proceed with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine soon.
BRATTLEBORO — An inn on Putney Road being used to house those without shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic was closed so residents could quarantine after two tested positive for the virus.
MONTPELIER — The state is opening vaccination appointments to its youngest eligible recipients a few days early.
Note from Dr. Moss Linder, Grace Cottage Family Health: This month, I’ve offered this space to a patient who would like share her experience with Long COVID. Research into Long COVID, also called Long-Haul COVID, is just beginning and there are no definitive answers about how to diagnose or …
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Army National Guard held a vaccination clinic at the Brattleboro Area Middle School on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Starting Monday at 8:15 a.m., Vermonters age 30 and older will be able to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Students from local high schools help the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps remove invasive buckthorn from around the wetlands in the Deer Run Nature Preserve, in Dummerston, Vt., on Friday, July 23, 2021.
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MONTPELIER — The Vermont Forward Plan sets forth a schedule for reopening sectors of the economy over the next three months based on COVID-19 vaccination milestones.
BRATTLEBORO — Wichie Artu hopes the success of vaccination clinics reaching racial groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19 is used as a model in future health initiatives and infrastructure.
There was no reason to celebrate on Rachel Van Lear’s anniversary. The same day a global pandemic was declared, she developed symptoms of COVID-19. A year later, she’s still waiting for them to disappear. And for experts to come up with some answers.
It’s possible. Experts say the risk is low, but are still studying how well the shots blunt the spread of the virus.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized two changes to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that can provide extra doses from each vial.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Roger Williams University in Rhode Island will require all students to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus next fall if they want to step on campus.
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get quick results.
BENNINGTON — The COVID-19 vaccination rate at the Vermont Veterans’ Home among patient-facing employees stands at 40 percent, but state health officials are working at convincing workers that it’s in their best interest to roll up their sleeves.
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott and his administration warned on Tuesday that April could mean increasing numbers of cases of the COVID-19 virus in the New England region, including Vermont, likely because of community spread.
MONTPELIER — State officials are celebrating the number of Vermonters vaccinated against COVID-19 so far as they prepare to get more doses than previously anticipated this week.
MONTPELIER — State officials will announce on Friday plans to open vaccination clinics to those who are 60 and older.
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Department of Health has been teaming up with VFW Post 1034, Carl Dessaint, on Black Mountain Road in Brattleboro to get vaccinations to local residents.
TOWNSHEND — As Vermont continues to vaccinate people against the COVID-19 virus, Rescue Inc. held a mobile vaccination clinic at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School on Friday for teachers and staff members of the Windham Central Supervisory Union.
MONTPELIER — The state on Tuesday outlined plans to step up vaccination of Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous and people of color.
BENNINGTON — “We cannot be paralyzed by anxiety, but we can’t be lulled into complacency.”
